| Project by christopheralan | posted 846 days ago | 1117 views | 1 time favorited | 7 comments |  |
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Working my new lathe with some scrap (beech I think…) from a pallet. The spheres (a first for me) took a while, but I found a good way to turn one in about 45 minutes. The capative rings of three are also a first and I am very happy with how it turned out. The cannon is just cool, and being a former Marine, I had to make some ammo. Thanks for looking!
-- christopheralan http://www.projectwoodworks.com
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FordMike
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#1 posted 846 days ago
Very cool what is your technique for spheres? and what kind of finish are you using, welcome to turning
Kindlingmaker
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#2 posted 846 days ago
Great exercises in turning, they are great!
-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings
peteg
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#3 posted 846 days ago
You’ve got a challenge there Chris, thoes “cannon” balls you turned look a bit toooo big for that
wee cannon :)
Is it just the lathe thats new, or, are you bringing out some hidden skills here. ??? I think so :)
nice job
-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got
toyguy
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#4 posted 846 days ago
welcome to the wonderful world of turning…...... there will be no going back now
-- Brian, Ontario Canada,
Cliff De Witt
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#5 posted 846 days ago
I have been turning for six months and if I had started back then I still would not, and do not have any spheres. They are fantastic, but I do agree with peteg they look a different caliber from the cannon .
Semper Fi
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imallchalkedup
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#6 posted 845 days ago
Those spheres really are great, and the other projects as well.
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christopheralan
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#7 posted 845 days ago
I needed to learn how to turn a perfect sphere for a commission I have in a few weeks. I have looked all over the internet on how to do it, but mainly I have found a bunch of jigs and fixtures, which honestly, I don’t want to spend the time or money to make or buy. I ran across an article by Robert Rosand, http://www.rrosand.com/articles/18-2.shtml, that made it really simple to do. I still had to make a couple of things, but nothing major.
Thanks for the comments guys!
-- christopheralan http://www.projectwoodworks.com
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